July Update

Maddy was able to get out of the hospital on July 4th to spend time with family over the holiday. She was also able to be home when some relatives came in from New Jersey on July 9th. This was nice! Her counts bottomed out though as expected and she has had to have two platelet and two blood transfusions. She also has had to have "the shots" daily to help her white blood cells come back. With her counts so low, she ended up spiking a fever on Friday and had to go to the hospital. Something grew on one of the cultures, but the antibiotics seem to be working, so hopefully she will be able to come home by Wednesday. Not soon enough for Maddy! She continues to be experiencing a lot of stress and anxiety. We are trying to work through this and get her some help dealing with all the thoughts and feelings she is having. This is harder though to help her get through than all the physical pain she has experienced over the last two and a half years! All the continued thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated!

Cycle 4

Maddy was actually able to start Cycle 4 on time on Monday. We hope to finish up treatment and be able to get out of the hospital Wednesday afternoon in time to spend some time with family on the 4th of July. Her chemo treatment is going well, but Maddy is experiencing a lot of anxiety. She is worrying about everything! Her dad and I don't know how to help her. It is very frustrating and breaks our hearts to see her "beat herself up". We are praying that she can find some peace and comfort.

Winding Down

It has been a while since I posted, but no news is good news.  Maddy has been doing well and feeling well.  She goes in tomorrow for a spinal treatment which marks the official end of Cycle 3 in this current phase of treatment.  She is scheduled to start Cycle 4 as soon as her counts allow which may be as early as July 2nd.  However, Maddy has notoriously been delayed, so the next cycle will most likely start a little later.  If she follows her usual pattern, the six week cycle will last 10-12 weeks, but then we will be heading into Maintenance which will last about a year.

We are praying for no set backs!

Photo Booth

Looking back at all the pictures taken in the photo booth at Relay for Life, it looks like everyone was having a lot of fun.  If you want to check out all the pictures and/or buy additional prints, go to:

http://www.profunpics.com


Click on "Event Pics" on the left and choose "ABC 4 Maddy Relay for Life" event.  You will get a chuckle!

Relay Pictures

Just a few...

Relay for Life

Everyone is napping and I am getting ready to, but wanted to take a minute to thank everyone involved with the ABC 4 Maddy Relay Team for making it another AWESOME event!  I can't begin to list everyone I want to thank in fear of missing someone since so many were involved.  Overall, the Fulton County Relay for Life event raised over $152,000.  $22,500 of that total was raised by the ABC 4 Maddy team!  What more is there to say...  I'll post some pictures soon.

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